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Scotland - Consultation on updating the Licensing (Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2007
Due to previous concerns raised about a lack of public participation in the licensing process, the Scottish Government has launched a consultation on updating the Licensing (Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 seeking views on whether the Regul...
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Relaxation of licensing hours for the Royal Wedding
England and Wales only. The Home Office’s consultation to extend licensing hours for the Royal Wedding has now closed and the response and impact assessment can be found here. In short, the Government has decided to proceed with a licensin...
DPS change application from 23 March 2018
The Licensing Act 2003 (Premises licences and club premises certificates) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 were laid before Parliament yesterday and will come into force on 23 March 2018. It amends the Licensing Act 2003 (Premises licences and club p...
British Summer Time
British Summer Time (or as it may be more properly called Daylight Saving Time) starts at 1am Sunday 25th March 2018. This means that at 1am on that Sunday, the time becomes 2am. Unless you have a specific provision on your licence to cover ...
Revocation of Personal Licence/Immigration
Slough Borough Council Licensing Su- Committee revoked a Personal Licence flowing from the Review of a Premises Licence heard before Hillingdon Borough Council. In June 2017 a multi-agency operation took place with the Metropolitan Police, HM...
Old £10 note imminently ceasing to be legal tender
A reminder that the old paper £10.00 note ceases to be legal tender this week with retailers no longer obliged to accept them. These notes will cease to be legal tender on and from 1 March 2018. The old note was replaced by a new polymer &...
Cumulative Impact Policy Findings - Sheffield
Following a public consultation on the possible adoption of a Cumulative Impact Policy in central Sheffield, particularly covering the areas of West Street and Devonshire Green, the consultation findings have been released. Interestingly, th...